I have a pig leg, now what?!

[bbqLuv]

Schweinshaxe (as it's called in southern Germany) is a roasted ham hock or pork knuckle and usually served with sauerkraut Eisbein (as it's called in northern Germany) is usually boiled and served with sauerkraut and pureed yellow peas

I learned something new.

[bbqLuv]

Do Have a Dog? I busted out laughing. LOL. Priceless.
Now that pairs will with PBR.

[tamidw]

Haha! Glad I can keep you on your toes thinking! 😁 Looking back at the title I guess I could have worded it differently but then there wouldn't be any fun in it.

[FireMan]

This is twice I’ve come to this post & miss read it. Life gets tough when you have to stop & think once in awhile. My first response is "aye matey..........."

[johnec00]

Country Ham:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcwu6K4crHc&t=8s

[jpietrantone]

I've gotten hogs before. I've used a sharp knife and de-boned the whole ham leg and then slice it into several sections. I will smoke a decent sized chunk of it and it tastes alot like Boston butt. I will also slice the middle section into ham steaks. Remember unless you salt cure it, the meat will not be salty at all. I really like green ham though.

[latenight71]

i was going to ask if it was a right or a left leg and if the same theory applies from brisket?

[JCGrill]

Definitely ham for part, I think. Not hard to do it if you have a big enough fridge and a large container or zip bag. You need curing salt though.

[ofelles]

Is it a front leg? If so I have made Ecuadorian Roasted Pork Leg which turned out very good.
http://laylita.com/recipes/2008/01/0...sted-pork-leg/

[JCGrill]

Mmmm schweinehaxe....

[tamidw]

That sounds awesome! I'll have to look into it too.

[tamidw]

That looks really good!

[tamidw]

This might be my best option as I think I also need to pull up a map of a pig and determine all the parts of meat I have on the leg. Good idea!

[STEbbq]

First thing that came to mind:

https://www.rednumberone.com/pork-knuckle-recipe/

There may be better recipes for this out there but I loved it when I had it in the Czech Republic.

[Dewesq55]

Maloney and Porcelli in Midtown Manhattan serves a deep fried pork shank that is to die for. Just saying.